The first volume of the new fantasy series from the author of Half Bad

This is the perfect story for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Laini Taylor.

• A princess, a traitor, a soldier, a hunter, and a thief.
• Five teenagers with the fate of the world in their hands.
• Five nations destined for conflict.

In Brigant, Princess Katerina is preparing for a political marriage arranged by her harsh and ambitious father, while her true love, Andros, faces the executioner. In Calidor, the oppressed servant March seeks revenge on the prince who betrayed his people. In Pitoria, the incompetent Edgion steals cheap jewelry for even cheaper amusements as he wanders from town to town. And in the barren northern regions, thirteen-year-old Taz runs for her life as she plays bait for the ruthless demon hunter Gravel.

As alliances shift and crumble, and old certainties are upended, our five heroes find their old lives transformed and their futures irrevocably intertwined by the unpredictable tides of magic and war.

Who will rise and who will fall? Who will claim the ultimate prize?

Pages: 512, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm